Best: Flying Lotus

Brock Brake/RedEye

From slotting upcoming rapper Azizi Gibson as his (ridiculously talented) hypeman, to actively challenging the audience to lose their minds, Flying Lotus was out for blood during his set. He managed to transition Drake into a Chicago juke track, mix songs from all of the rap acts playing this year's fest and start a brawl right next to me just by playing the opening of Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint." Easily a weekend highlight.-- Ernest Wilkins Runner-up: Danny Brown The Detroit MC has no shortage of fans, that's for sure. The ones in attendance rapped every syllable of his performance and he seemed to delight in the crowd support. For some reason, the backing music was turned all the way down and it made it tough to really get involved in the performance. There also seemed to be a lack of familiarity with Brown's music from a decent amount of the crowd not directly in the center. For those more familiar with his work, he made sure to give them what they came for: Hardcore raps about sex, drug use, and the good times you can have with both. -- Ernest Wilkins

From slotting upcoming rapper Azizi Gibson as his (ridiculously talented) hypeman, to actively challenging the audience to lose their minds, Flying Lotus was out for blood during his set. He managed to transition Drake into a Chicago juke track, mix songs from all of the rap acts playing this year's fest and start a brawl right next to me just by playing the opening of Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint." Easily a weekend highlight.-- Ernest Wilkins Runner-up: Danny Brown The Detroit MC has no shortage of fans, that's for sure. The ones in attendance rapped every syllable of his performance and he seemed to delight in the crowd support. For some reason, the backing music was turned all the way down and it made it tough to really get involved in the performance. There also seemed to be a lack of familiarity with Brown's music from a decent amount of the crowd not directly in the center. For those more familiar with his work, he made sure to give them what they came for: Hardcore raps about sex, drug use, and the good times you can have with both. -- Ernest Wilkins (Brock Brake/RedEye)

From slotting upcoming rapper Azizi Gibson as his (ridiculously talented) hypeman, to actively challenging the audience to lose their minds, Flying Lotus was out for blood during his set. He managed to transition Drake into a Chicago juke track, mix songs from all of the rap acts playing this year's fest and start a brawl right next to me just by playing the opening of Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint." Easily a weekend highlight.-- Ernest Wilkins Runner-up: Danny Brown The Detroit MC has no shortage of fans, that's for sure. The ones in attendance rapped every syllable of his performance and he seemed to delight in the crowd support. For some reason, the backing music was turned all the way down and it made it tough to really get involved in the performance. There also seemed to be a lack of familiarity with Brown's music from a decent amount of the crowd not directly in the center. For those more familiar with his work, he made sure to give them what they came for: Hardcore raps about sex, drug use, and the good times you can have with both. -- Ernest Wilkins